Reps Probe Delisting Of Varsity Programmes
The House of Representative yesterday mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education to investigate the federal government’s directive to scale down non-agricultural programmes from the curriculum of...
View Article20 NPFL Clubs Inch Closer To ‘Financial Freedom’
Nine of the 20 clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Tuesday in Lagos took a major step closer to being listed in one the country’s capital markets when their representatives met...
View Article. . . Seek Explanation On Recovered N200bn Pension Fund By Maina
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to probe activities of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, between 2010 and 2013. Specifically, the House seeks to probe the utilisation of...
View ArticleFG Halts Processing Of Solid Minerals Outside Producing Communities
The federal government said henceforth all companies involved in solid minerals exploration in the country would not be allowed to process their products outside the producing communities in order to...
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Fashola Attributes Power Sector’s Success To Team Work
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has attributed progress so far recorded by the ministry under him to the collective and complementary efforts of all those who currently...
View ArticleAbuja Airport Closure: Nizamiye Hospital Prepares For Medical Emergencies
The closure of the Abuja International Airport by the federal government to effect major repair work on the runway has led to anxiety amongst residents of Abuja, especially, in the areas of medical...
View ArticleConstitute Customs Board Immediately, Reps Tell Adeosun
The House of Representatives has urged the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun to urgently constitute the governing board for the Nigeria Customs Service. The House also resolved to forward its...
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Edo Govt To Domesticate National Health Act
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki says his administration would in the next 60 days set-up a committee to domesticate the National Health Act in the state. Obaseki announced this while giving his...
View ArticleOkowa Bags 2016 Mandela Medal On Human Rights Awards
For his commitment towards ensuring that the rights of the people are protected, especially in respect to job opportunities, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has bagged the prestigious Order of...
View ArticleLagos, Israel Seek Robust Legislation Exchange Programme
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa on Tuesday canvassed for exchange of programmes between the state House of Assembly and its counterpart in Israel to foster robust...
View ArticleParis Refund: SERAP Asks Court To Compel FG To Publish
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to grant it leave to apply for judicial relief and to seek an order of mandamus to compel the...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas Hospital Makes LSE List Of Fastest Growing
St. Nicholas Hospital was one of 58 companies identified by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in its new report as the fastest growing in Africa for recording consistent year on year (YoY) growth and...
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Reps In Face Off With Presidency Over Tenure Extension Of Perm Sec
The House of Representatives last week ordered a reversal of the presidential directive which extended service tenure of a former permanent secretary, Dr. Jamila Shu’ara. Failure to comply may create a...
View ArticleTSC Charges: NCAA Puts Airlines’ Indebtedness At N15bn
… Vows to sanction erring operators The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has put the total sum of debts owned by domestic airlines across the country to N15 billion, stating that there is...
View ArticleEquities Market Sheds Marginally 0.03%
The Nigerian equities market, yesterday shed 0.03 per cent to extend downtrend to the second trading day in a row. In summary, the All-Share Index (ASI) lost 6.88 absolute points, representing a...
View ArticleOando Declares N3.5bn Profit In 2016
…Rebounds to profitability Despite the country’s economic recession, continued volatility in global oil prices, pipeline sabotage in the Niger Delta and reduced oil exports in 2016, Oando Plc has been...
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Currency In Circulation Appreciates To N1.98trn In March – CBN
Currency in circulation appreciated to N1.98 trillion in March 2017, representing 0.24 per cent increase compared with N1.978 trillion in February 2017, according to data obtained from the website of...
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NNPC Secures UK Supreme Court Reprieve over $100m Bank Guarantee
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom granted it a reprieve over a $100million Bank guarantee in a case involving the Corporation and...
View ArticleNLNG Pays $489m In Taxes To FG, States, LGAs
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has paid $489.226 million, about N151.6 billion, in various forms of taxes to the Federal, States and Local Governments in 2016. The NLNG stated this in its...
View ArticleFG Disburses N756m To 81 Young Innovators
The Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment has approved the sum of N756.3 million for disbursement to 81 young Nigerian innovators as part of the Federal Government’s economic empowerment...
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